When to Go

When to travel into the Palestinian territories is almost entirely dependent on its level of security. Travellers are advised to check current warnings prior to travel. Weather-wise you could visit the territories anytime, although August can be uncomfortably hot, especially in low-lying areas and Gaza. December and January can be downright chilly.

Name

Other terms used to describe these areas collectively are “the disputed territories”, “Israeli-occupied territories”, and “the occupied territories”. Further terms include “Yesha” (Judea-Samaria-Gaza), “liberated territories”, “Territories of Undetermined Permanent Status”, “1967 territories”, and simply “the territories”.
The United Nations generally uses the term “Occupied Palestinian Territory”, with the “Palestinian” label having gained use since the 1970s. [...]

The Palestinian territories

The Palestinian territories is one of a number of designations for those portions of the British Mandate of Palestine captured and occupied by Jordan and by Egypt in the late 1940s, and captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.
Today, the designation typically refers to the territories governed in varying degrees by the Palestinian Authority [...]